Canada Itineraries: CA23
Experience Fall in Vancouver
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Day 01: Arrival at Vancouver
Arrive at the Vancouver airport and complete your immigration. Later transfer to the hotel. The rest of the day is kept free for leisure. Overnight at Vancouver.
Day 02: Vancouver
After breakfast proceed to hop on and off bus at 20 of the city’s favourite sightseeing stops, or stay onboard for the full loop with commentary provided. Visit the Granville Island and stop to explore the area’s gourmet side with a two-hour tour of the Granville Island Public Market with Vancouver Foodie Tours. You’ll get an insider’s look at the market, meeting vendors, learning about the city’s culinary history and, of course, sampling the goods. The food is a big attraction on Granville Island but it’s also home to a robust creative community. While you’re on the island, take a stroll around to explore the many galleries, theatres, studios and workshops that dot the neighbourhood, and maybe pick up a souvenir or two. After lunch, continue exploring the cultural theme with a visit to the Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia. Housed in a striking building designed by Arthur Erickson, the museum is known for having one of the world’s best collections of Northwest Coast First Nations art, including many pieces by Bill Reid, one of Canada’s most recognised indigenous artists. Don’t miss the spectacular Great Hall with its soaring 15-metre-high glass walls, containing totem poles, house posts and carved figures. Tonight, explore Vancouver’s oldest neighbourhood, Gastown on foot on The Forbidden Tour with Forbidden Vancouver. When prohibition hit the city in 1917, Vancouver’s law-abiding citizens were forced into an underworld of mobsters, rum-runners and bootlegging just to get a drink. Overnight at Vancouver.
Day 03: Vancouver
After breakfast proceed to Stanley Park tour to discover the park on two wheels, cycling through dedicated bike trails and on the seawall while you learn about the park’s temperate rainforest and importance to Indigenous groups, as well as secrets from the park’s 125-year history. Then visit the Vancouver Aquarium, a leader in marine stewardship and ocean research. Later visit Steamworks Brewing Company near the Waterfront Station and enjoy their casual, gastropubstyle menu, and try one of their beers, brewed onpremises using steam power. Along with year-round favourites, Steamworks offers some seasonal varieties, including their Pumpkin Ale, available each fall. After lunch, take a short walk over to Canada Place to FlyOver Canada, one of Vancouver’s newest attractions, offering a multisensory 4-D flight simulation ride that sees you soar across the country. You’ll literally feel the wind in your hair and smell the alpine forest. Later this afternoon, stroll over to the area around Robson and Burrard streets – an area synonymous with the city’s best shopping. Along with Robson Street, you’ll also want to explore Pacific Centre shopping centre, and the upscale boutiques along Alberni Street. Later visit the Yaletown neighbourhood surrounded by gleaming modern condos, those warehouses are home to chic boutiques, design stores, and great restaurants. Overnight at Vancouver.
Day 04: Fly Back to Hometown
Post breakfast check out from the hotel and get ready to fly back home with loads of memories.